Stockmen's Livestock Exchange Market Report

Dickinson, North Dakota · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 18, 2025

2,224 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.47/cwt +17.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,641/hd at 628 lb · 456 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $453.41/cwt +12.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,562/hd at 565 lb · 325 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.42/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,632/hd at 669 lb · 191 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,224	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	600.00	$600.00	$1,968	—
350–383	374	19	555.00–610.00	$592.56	$2,216	+48.08
401–443	428	35	535.00–590.00	$565.26	$2,419	+65.26
450–488	468	74	500.00–555.00	$524.98	$2,457	+52.98
470 thin fleshed	470	21	562.50	$562.50	$2,644	—
507–546	536	182	462.50–522.50	$482.82	$2,588	+37.54
552–588	565	325	420.00–470.00	$453.41	$2,562	+12.32
603–643	628	456	406.00–432.00	$420.47	$2,641	+17.54
650–699	669	191	378.00–417.50	$393.42	$2,632	-2.16
710–730	718	138	378.00–389.00	$384.30	$2,759	+4.28
758–774	761	72	362.00–374.00	$371.80	$2,829	+12.30
805–847	823	43	333.00–349.00	$341.96	$2,814	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,970	—
422	422	11	480.00	$480.00	$2,026	—
496	496	16	490.00	$490.00	$2,430	+40.00
682	682	22	359.00	$359.00	$2,448	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–397	380	24	465.00–470.00	$468.85	$1,782	-23.61
420–449	437	45	447.50–460.00	$454.38	$1,986	+15.91
454–487	472	97	423.00–472.50	$455.03	$2,148	+51.78
501–524	512	56	435.00–445.00	$439.71	$2,251	+42.74
563–599	586	168	361.00–406.00	$390.28	$2,287	+8.89
603–647	626	72	359.00–380.00	$371.15	$2,323	-0.32
650–677	661	62	363.00–371.50	$367.66	$2,430	+1.30
805	805	10	309.00	$309.00	$2,487	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
424	424	6	432.50	$432.50	$1,834	+27.50
533–535	534	23	390.00–410.00	$401.32	$2,143	+21.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	4	545.00	$545.00	$2,371	—
506	506	4	460.00	$460.00	$2,328	—
590	590	5	404.00	$404.00	$2,384	—
638–641	639	28	358.00–360.00	$359.57	$2,298	—
726	726	8	332.50	$332.50	$2,414	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.